I grew up in a household of baskets. My mother loved them almost as much as she loved brass ducks (seriously, it's an issue). Like any rebellious teen my tastes strayed far from them at first, but I get a bit nostalgic every once in awhile. This quick tip makes them a bit more accessible for a modern world.
There's no denying the practicality of a well placed basket to be a catch all and they can be quite stunning when grouped. They can also feel a little, well, old. To help liven things up or make a mismatched styling of them feel a bit more comfortable in your home, try painting them. Just the bottoms that is.
This is a simple way to bring a solid color accent into your home and add that clean modern feel and dress them up a little in the process. How do you feel about the idea? Share your thoughts below!
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wow, these look great! seems like martha is coming out with a lot of great DIY projects as of late.
Cute idea!
And I totally know where you're coming from. My mom's best friend has definitely staged at least two Basket Interventions for my mother, and one major purge. She's getting better at purging her baskets, but I fear she's moved from baskets to vintage pottery and crocks.
I love it. Seems easy too. Looks very new and fresh.
I saw a version of this at a Free People store recently, except they used neon colors instead of white and hung them from the ceiling. I prefer the white, but both look great!
Growing up in the hot Deep South, we had a brass duck on our coffee table. Everyone in my family learned how awesomely cool it was (as in temperature cool) and we would all play with it - with our feet! That duck had to be polished constantly with Brasso because of foot prints. I know this post was about baskets, but thanks Sarah and AT for conjuring up the weird family memory...
I don't know.... it just looks like someone dropped the basket in a bucket of paint. I think I prefer natural baskets.